daunted

英 [ˈdɔːntɪd]

美 [ˈdɔːntɪd]

v.  使胆怯; 使气馁; 使失去信心
daunt的过去分词和过去式

过去式：daunted　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使胆怯;使气馁
  If somethingdauntsyou, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
  1. ...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age...
     比她年轻一半的女子都会胆怯的累人旅程
  2. I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
     我有点儿被这项任务的规模吓着了。

英英释义

adj

• caused to show discomposure
  1. refused to be fazed by the objections
  Synonym:botheredfazed

双语例句

• But the young tailor wasn't to be daunted. "Nothing venture, nothing win," he commented cheerfully.
  但是小裁缝并不气馁。“不如虎穴，焉得虎子。”他还是很开心的说道。
• He was daunted by the old man's threats.
  他被那老头的威胁吓住了。
• He was not at all daunted by this advice, considering himself quite an accomplished drinker.
  可惜他自恃很擅长喝酒，根本不把我的忠告当回事儿。
• I started that summer both excited and daunted by what lay ahead.
  于是我开始了一个让我既兴奋同时也让我疲惫的夏天。
• Yes, they drive on the left, but don't be daunted.
  没错，他们靠左行驶，但别被吓到。
• A long term of imprisonment and a dramatic escape had not daunted his fighting spirit.
  长期的监禁及一次戏剧性的潜逃，并未挫折他的战斗精神。
• He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task.
  他试图激励并且把自己的热情传递给他的朋友们，但是他们都被这个任务吓到了。
• You become less daunted about things.
  这会让你变得不那么容易气馁。
• Initial audit and repeat engagement He was daunted by his first date.
  初次审计和再度续约首次的约会使他畏怯。
• There's good news if you're feeling daunted by the complexity of writing a large Ajax application using the techniques demonstrated here.
  如果使用这里演示的技术编写大型Ajax应用程序的复杂性让您觉得恐慌，那么有好消息给您。